Macbeth

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Macbeth

• Act 3
• Scenes 4-6

2
Scene 4

• Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Ross, Lennox, the Lords
  and Attendants all enter to join Macbeth in his
  banquet/feast.
• Macbeth welcomes all who are present and asks
  them to be seated.
• After his wife proclaims that she too is glad to
  welcome the people at the table, one of Macbeths
  murderers comes to the door.
• Macbeth approaches him and notices blood on his
  face, which the murderer says that it is Banquos
  blood. Macbeth asks if Banquo is dead or
  dispatched. The murderer says that he got the
  job done.
• Macbeth complements the murderer by telling him
  he is the best throat cutter around, and then
  says that he would be unequally good to any
  murderer if he had also killed Fleance.
• The murderer explains that Fleance has escaped.
  Macbeth says to himself that he still has trouble
  to deal with and that his spot on the throne
  would be perfectly secure if Fleance was dead.
• Macbeth asks if Banquo is safely hidden or
  concealed as to where he cant be caught guilty
  of the murder, and the murderer assures him of it.

3

• After the murderer leaves, Lady Macbeth reminds
  Macbeth that he did not give the cheer or toast.
  She says that this is what the guests are waiting
  on, and if they wanted to eat without a toast,
  they would have had a better time at home.
• After Macbeth came back to the table, his
  servants and friends ask for his company and to
  sit with them. Looking for a place to sit, he
  realizes that the table is full and he does not
  have a chair to sit in. Macbeth sees the ghost in
  his seat and tells him that the ghost cant blame
  Macbeth for his death. The people eating at the
  table become worried and think that Macbeth is
  sick.
• Lady Macbeth tries to calm down the crown by
  saying that Macbeth is like this often, even
  since a child. She tells the crowd to sit back
  down and continue eating, that Macbeths fit will
  be over soon. She says that he will only stop if
  they ignore him. Then she pulls him to the side
  and asks him what the heck is he doing, hes
  looking like a fool, and made Macbeth look
  suspicious. He tells her that there really is a
  man in his seat and she tells him to stop being
  like a child and lying.
• After discussing how bizarre this situation is,
  the ghost leaves. Macbeth says that there have
  been many deaths in the past, to terrible for the
  ear to hear, but now these people are rising from
  the dead even though their bodies have been
  beaten, Macbeth sees this as being very strange.
  Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that his crowd misses
  him.
• He sits down and fills up a cup of wine, and the
  ghost enters again. What is ironic is Macbeth
  gives a toast to Banquo. After the toast, Macbeth
  sees the ghost and tells the ghost to leave his
  sight.
• The crowd is very concerned now about their King,
  but lady Macbeth assures them it is nothing, and
  questioning will only make it worse.

4

• Lady Macbeth sees the guests out of the room and
  on their way and then talks to Macbeth, who asks
  the time. Lady Macbeth says that it is almost
  morning.
• Macbeth asks her what she thinks about Macduff
  not coming to the party, but Lady Macbeth did not
  know he had invited him.
• Macbeth said he did send to him and that he is
  going to see the three witches tomorrow, because
  he wants to know what will happen to him, even
  the worst things.
• Lady Macbeth says that he need to sleep and the
  scene ends with them going to sleep.

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Scene 5

• This scene opens up with the three witches
  meeting the witch Hecate.
• The first witch tells Hecate that she looks very
  angry.
• Hecate says that that she is mad because the
  three witches troubled Macbeth causing many bad
  deeds, and that they didnt let her be a part of
  it. She tells them that Macbeth is coming in the
  morning to know his destiny and to meet her in
  the morning. When he comes, they will tell him
  things to keep his hopes up above wisdom, grace
  and fear. She says that security is mortals
  biggest enemy, and security is what Macbeth
  relies on.
• Hecate is called away and the three witch sisters
  make haste.

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Scene 6

• This scene opens with Lennox and another lord
  discussing the recent events in Scotland.
• Lennox starts out by stating the tragic events
  that have occurred so far. He tells the lord how
  tragic the death of Duncan was, and how Fleance
  killed Banquo who was out too late in the night.
  He tells the lord how it was so grieving for
  Macbeth to have Duncan die, and that Macbeth was
  noble in killing the two drunk guards who were
  thought to have killed him. Lennox thinks that
  Duncans own sons killed him, because they had
  fled. He asks the lord where Macduff is living
  now.
• The lord says that the son of Duncan lives in the
  English court and is highly looked upon by the
  King there. Also, Macduff has gone there begging
  the king to start a war between Scotland and
  England.
• Lennox asks the lord if Macbeth had invited
  Macduff to his Banquet and the lord say yes, but
  Macduff replied with Sir, not I.
• Lennox says that if Macduff has any sense, he
  will have caution with his distance of Macbeth.
• The lord says that he will send his prayers with
  him.